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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1963)
World Mows In Brief Property Tax Sees Relief SALEM (AIM — A bill to re duce property taxes 10 per cent by putting a 20 per cent sur charge on each Individual’s state income tax was introduced in the Oregon legislature Thursday. Eymann says the property taxes now "are carrying an unfair burden in the operation of local government and the schools, and this bill takes a step toward a remedy.” He said the bill would provide "substantial relief, particularly for home owners and older people on low fixed income.” The money raised by the 20 per cent would be given by the state to the counties, depending on the property valuation in each coun ty. it was signed by ten other Democrats. Kepubliean Gov. Mark Hatfield, who agrees with Eymann on many tax proposals, has said he is against this idea He says he op poses the principle of turning over state tax revenues to local governments. PATRONIZE YOUR • ADVERTISERS • Bruce Recalled WASHINGTON (UPI)—Amer ica recalled its Ambassador in London, David Bruce, to Wash ington, presumably to discuss Britain’s futile bid to enter the market. Bruce conferred with top British officials today to sound out their views on the next step In France itself, the man known as the Father of the Common Mar ket, Jean Monnct, accused De Gaulle, although not by name, of imperiling the future of Euro pean unity. And the President of the Com mon Market, Walter Hallstein, says his commission will oppose any effort by five other market members and Britain to gang up on France. I S. offieals say that supporters of French President Dc Gaulle were told at least three weeks ago that England’s effort to enter the market must be blocked. It was said they were told the Brit ish bid must be thwarted because France was in danger of being enveloped” by NATO and the U S. The statement was contained, according to a Washington report Thursday, in a confidential docu ment circulated by the Gaullist organization to friendly news papers and local leaders in France just before De Gaulle's news con ference January 14th. bmr records cost less! PETER, PAUL & MARY c/cter. €?aul and diary Mono, list 3.98 2.88 Stereo, list 4.98 3.98 a bon marc he rwssells here in 5 new colors! TURTLE-NECK T-SHIRTS New season favorite by Munsingwear! A fine combed cotton t-shirt with long sleeves and pocket to be worn alone, or under sweaters. RED GREEN BLUE WHITE BLACK S, M, L, XL student shop, street floor, bon marche russells At Nearby Cottage Grove $450,000 Fire Strikes COTTAGE GROVE —, It was a ■ cool, uneventful, winter evening in nearby Cottage Grove at 10;45 | p.m. Wednesday. Ten minutes later a $450,000 fire was racing through the community’s business ; district. Destroyed in the blaze was a half block section of businesses, including the J. C. Penney Co. store, Arcade Theater, and Carl’s ! Paint store. FIRE CHIEF Tracy Arnold re ported that the fire was believed to have started near an oil furn ace at the J. C. Penny Co. store and spread to the adjacent estab lishments. The fire was first noticed about 10:55 p.m. when Glen Eastburn, projectionist at the Arcade Thea ter, saw smoke floating across the theater’s screen during a film showing. Patrons were ordered out of the theater while East burn investigated and another employe telephoned firemen. COTTAGE GROVE firemen ar rived in minutes but the fire had already spread to the department store storage room and attic. The fire then entered the theater at tic. Firemen battled the blaze for nearly two hours before bringing the inferno under control. Both the department store and theater were a total loss while the paint store was extensively damaged. Some merchandise and equipment was salvaged from the paint store. ARNOLD reported that the fire was the worst in the history of the downtown district and the worst fire in the area in 12 years. In 1950, a lumber mill burnt with a loss of $500,000 according to the fire chief. Thirty Cottage Grove firemen fought the blaze. Additional help and equipment was obtained from Eugene and Creswcll. Canadian Commons End U.S. Debate OTTAWA (L'PI)— The Cana dian House of Commons ended its debate on U.S.-€anadian nuclear policy Thursday night without taking any decisive action toward a threatened no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Diefcn baker's government. The House is scheduled to re convene Monday and a showdown vote is expected on the issue then. Observers say this \ote could topple Diefenbaker’s gov ernment. U.S.S.R. Proposes Talk WASHINGTON (UPI)— Rus \ sia has proposed that nuclear test ban talks be returned to the ! Geneva disarmament conference which reconvenes February 12th. This was made known Thursday night when the State Department revealed that test ban talks among the U S., Britain, and Rus sia were terminated at Soviet re ! quest. Greene To Enroll JACKSON (UPI)—Another Nc gro reportedly will try to enroll in the University of Mississippi this morning. Sources close to Ne gro Dewery Greene, junior, in Jackson. Mississippi, say the 22 year-old Navy Veteran will at tempt to enroll at 10 a.m. (EST). Bomb Explodes CORVALLIS (AP)— A home made bomb exploded Thursday inside a guardhouse at the en trance to the campus of Oregon State University, destroying the wood structure and causing a $1,200 loss. The state arson squad was call ed to investigate the blast, which was believed the result of a “Molotov Cocktail”—gasoline in a bottle with a lighted wick. The guardhouse was unoc cupied at the time of the bomb ing. Two such guardhouses, about 8 by 8 feet, are on the campus. Both have been subject to vandal ism in recent years. 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